CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 181-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 2150

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2150, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BOATING,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to provide financial support for the repair and maintenance of the State's small boat harbors by:

(1) Requiring fifty per cent of the general excise tax revenue received from commercial permit holders in small boat harbors be deposited into the Boating Special Fund under section 248-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

(2) Prohibiting the transfer of small boat harbors to the counties except as provided by statute.

The dilapidated condition of the small boat harbors in Hawaii can be attributed in large part to an inadequate revenue stream to fund repair and maintenance projects. Your Committee on Conference finds that providing a more adequate revenue stream to fund small boat harbor repair and maintenance projects is an issue that requires further discussion. Your Committee on Conference further finds that the transfer of the operations, administration, and maintenance of the small boat harbors to the various counties can only done if the transfer is provided by law.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the provisions that requires fifty per cent of the general excise tax revenue received from commercial permit holders in small boat harbors be deposited into the Boating Special Fund under section 248-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(2) Adding a purpose section;

(3) Changing the effective date from July 1, 2060 to become effective upon its approval;

(4) Adding a sunset provision; and

(5) Making nonsubstantive, technical amendments for style and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2150, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2150, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Co-Chair

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WILL ESPERO, Chair

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BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair

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RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair